by Esther van de Vosse | May 19, 2023 | Research
Almost as often as invitations to submit manuscripts to predatory journals, I receive invitations to attend predatory meetings, and you probably receive them as well. So what exactly are predatory meetings, and how do you know whether a meeting is real or organized by...
by Esther van de Vosse | Dec 12, 2022 | Publication, Research
As a scientist, one of the criteria your success is measured by is, whether you like it or not, the number of times your publications are cited. It is reflected in your h-index. For instance, an h-index of 10 means that ten of your articles have each been cited at...
by Esther van de Vosse | May 5, 2022 | Research
Presenting a poster at a scientific meeting can be an excellent opportunity to receive feedback on your research, find new collaborators, and enlarge your network. Therefore your poster should primarily be a conversation starter and be easy to understand. Preparation...
by Esther van de Vosse | May 13, 2020 | Research, Research Integrity
In these uncertain times manuscripts on SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 get published at high speed, sometimes as pre-publications on sites at MedRxiv and BioRxiv. This is an important way to share knowledge rapidly in the hope of increasing insight into the disease,...
by Esther van de Vosse | Mar 28, 2020 | Research Integrity
Since I shared an article yesterday about the ‘miracle cure’ for Covid-19 that was published by Didier Raoult my eye fell on another story today. A series of tweets this time, by Katja Baerenfaller (@jaggakatja) from the University of Zurich, about the...
by Esther van de Vosse | Feb 8, 2019 | Research, Research Integrity
I have written in the past about predatory journals and predatory meetings that we all need to watch out for. I receive emails daily aimed at prying money out of my pocket for one of these scams. I also receive occasional mails with another type of scam and thought it...
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